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upper class
noun
a class of people above the middle class, having the highest social rank or standing based on wealth, family connections, and the like.
upper class
noun
the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy, esp the wealthy or the aristocracy
adjective
of or relating to the upper class
education of or relating to the junior or senior classes of a college or high school
Other Word Forms
- upper-class adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of upper class1
Example Sentences
I recall a friend telling me that she brings her own silverware with her everywhere, a habit that would not have been out of place among the 18th century upper classes.
And Cooper's social circle now included some very upper class people indeed.
A quick peek into butter’s rich history reveals that the humble dairy product was once a luxury reserved for the upper class.
They were pushed by political leaders in South Korea as a high-tech modernist paradise, soon making them the most desirable form of housing for the middle and upper classes.
The Reichstag, or national parliament, was grossly gerrymandered in favor of the upper classes, and the government was not responsible to its lawmakers, but rather to a capricious monarch.
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